GERMAN STATES, BRUNSWICK-LÜNEBURG-CELLE 4 Taler 1647, Clausthal. 115.42 g. Lösertype. Mintmaster Lippold Wefer. This mining yield piece was issued under Duke Friedrich of Brunswick-Lueneburg-Celle to commemorate the impending end of the Thirty Years War. Obv.: An armored bust of Duke Friedrich facing right, wrapped in a mantle within an inner inscription ring. The portrait is encircled by 14 small, crowned shields set upon fine scrollwork. The main legend translates to: Friedrich, by the grace of God, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg.Rev.: A symbolic hillside landscape featuring an active mining tunnel alongside chopped and withered trees. On the left, animals graze near a peaceful farmhouse under a radiant sun, while a burning house stands on the right. At the bottom is a punched value number 4. The legend translates to: Discord consumes, peace nourishes, in the year 1647. Of the utmost rarity, with delicate toning. Dav. 134a, Ex. collection Dr. R. Opitz, Künker 297, 27.09.2017, lot 3350, ticket enclosed Grade: EF